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enJerry Springer mimed to Elvis on The Ray D'Arcy Show...and it was something36717646https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/jerry-springer-mimed-to-elvis-on-the-ray-darcy-showand-it-was-something-36717646.html
It's not every day you see Jerry Springer on RTE.TV NewsSun, 18 Mar 2018 15:19:50 +0000Caitlin McBrideCountryfile presenter Helen Skelton: 'I was groped on live telly when I was pregnant' 36717587https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/countryfile-presenter-helen-skelton-i-was-groped-on-live-telly-when-i-was-pregnant-36717587.html
BBC presenter Helen Skelton says she was groped on air by a man she was interviewing while she was pregnant. TV NewsSun, 18 Mar 2018 14:01:49 +0000Caitlin McBride'It’s been a privilege to sit in this chair...and be welcomed into your homes' - Aengus Mac Grianna's final sign off after 30 years at RTE 36715905https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/its-been-a-privilege-to-sit-in-this-chairand-be-welcomed-into-your-homes-aengus-mac-griannas-final-sign-off-after-30-years-at-rte-36715905.html
The RTE Newsroom has said goodbye to Aengus Mac Grianna, who is leaving the station after 30 years. TelevisionSat, 17 Mar 2018 19:27:26 +0000Independent.ie Newsdesk Amanda Brunker's 'worst fears confirmed' as Filmbase enters liquidation and her script goes with it36717393https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/movie-news/amanda-brunkers-worst-fears-confirmed-as-filmbase-enters-liquidation-and-her-script-goes-with-it-36717393.html
Amanda Brunker has spoken of her devastation that a script for a short film she hoped would star Laura Whitmore and Baz Ashmawy has been put on hold indefinitely with the closing of Filmbase. Movie NewsSun, 18 Mar 2018 12:21:57 +0000Independent.ie Newsdesk 'There was this notion women don't write national plays' - Irish playwright Deirdre Kinahan36685930https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/theatre-arts/there-was-this-notion-women-dont-write-national-plays-irish-playwright-deirdre-kinahan-36685930.html
It's really hard not to use the words "force of nature" to describe Deirdre Kinahan, the leading Irish playwright you haven't necessarily heard of. Theatre & ArtsSun, 11 Mar 2018 02:30:00 +0000Maggie ArmstrongRenee Zellweger transformed into Judy Garland for new biopic36720004https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/renee-zellweger-transformed-into-judy-garland-for-new-biopic-36720004.html
A first-look image has been revealed of Renee Zellweger in character as Judy Garland for a new biopic.EntertainmentMon, 19 Mar 2018 12:05:17 +0000By Lucy Mapstone, Press Association Deputy Entertainment EditorYour childhood favourite toy Tamagotchi is back again - but this time, with a modern day twist 36719938https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/banter/trending/your-childhood-favourite-toy-tamagotchi-is-back-again-but-this-time-with-a-modern-day-twist-36719938.html
They were simpler times. TrendingMon, 19 Mar 2018 11:47:05 +0000Caitlin McBrideJenna Russell leaving EastEnders as Michelle Fowler written out36719810https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/jenna-russell-leaving-eastenders-as-michelle-fowler-written-out-36719810.html
Jenna Russell will depart EastEnders as her character Michelle Fowler is being written out, just over a year after she joined the soap.EntertainmentMon, 19 Mar 2018 11:17:37 +0000By Lucy Mapstone, Press Association Deputy Entertainment EditorMichelle Fowler axed from Eastenders just one year after returning to the soap36719664https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/michelle-fowler-axed-from-eastenders-just-one-year-after-returning-to-the-soap-36719664.html
EastEnders' Michelle Fowler will be axed from the show. TV NewsMon, 19 Mar 2018 10:45:04 +0000A year of highs and lows: Ant McPartlin's personal life in the spotlight36719652https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/a-year-of-highs-and-lows-ant-mcpartlins-personal-life-in-the-spotlight-36719652.html
Ant McPartlin started 2017 on a high when he was honoured with an OBE, but several months later his personal life took a turbulent turn as he entered rehab.TelevisionMon, 19 Mar 2018 10:35:31 +0000Lucy Mapstone, Press Association Deputy Entertainment EditorAnt McPartlin released after drink driving arrest36719487https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/ant-mcpartlin-released-after-drink-driving-arrest-36719487.html
Ant McPartlin has been released under investigation following his arrest on suspicion of drink driving on Sunday.EntertainmentMon, 19 Mar 2018 09:02:22 +0000By Lucy Mapstone, Press Association Deputy Entertainment Editor'Welcome to the world' - Eddie Redmayne and wife Hannah welcome their second child36719458https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-news/welcome-to-the-world-eddie-redmayne-and-wife-hannah-welcome-their-second-child-36719458.html
Eddie Redmayne and his wife Hannah Bagshawe have welcomed a baby boy.Celebrity NewsMon, 19 Mar 2018 08:52:36 +0000Julia HuntMatt Willis pays tribute to ‘rad’ wife Emma on her birthday36719400https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/matt-willis-pays-tribute-to-rad-wife-emma-on-her-birthday-36719400.html
Matt Willis has paid a sweet tribute to wife Emma on her birthday, which is also the anniversary of the day he proposed.EntertainmentMon, 19 Mar 2018 08:09:37 +0000By Lucy Mapstone, Press Association Deputy Entertainment EditorSpielberg: Time’s Up is more important than any of us can ever realise36719240https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/spielberg-times-up-is-more-important-than-any-of-us-can-ever-realise-36719240.html
Director Steven Spielberg has hailed the “watershed moment” for attitudes in the entertainment industry spurred on by the Time’s Up movement.EntertainmentMon, 19 Mar 2018 04:07:45 +0000By Charlotte Birch, Press AssociationSteven Spielberg to attend Ready Player One premiere36719199https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/steven-spielberg-to-attend-ready-player-one-premiere-36719199.html
Steven Spielberg will pay homage to some of pop culture’s most beloved franchises when Ready Player One premieres in London.EntertainmentMon, 19 Mar 2018 02:45:51 +0000By Laura Harding, Press Association Senior Entertainment CorrespondentEmotional Erin finally bows out of 'DWTS'36719027https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/emotional-erin-finally-bows-out-of-dwts-36719027.html
She survived the bottom-two three times, but it was the end of the road for Erin McGregor on last night's 'Dancing With The Stars'.EntertainmentMon, 19 Mar 2018 02:30:00 +0000Sean O'GradyMichael McIntyre wakes Andy Murray for Sport Relief36718770https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/michael-mcintyre-wakes-andy-murray-for-sport-relief-36718770.html
Andy Murray received a rude awakening when Michael McIntyre disturbed his sleep for Sport Relief.EntertainmentSun, 18 Mar 2018 23:28:00 +0000By Sherna Noah, Press Association Senior Entertainment Correspondent'I learned why people go mad for Dermot Bannon and his magical notebook' - A newcomer's guide to Room To Improve 36718736https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/i-learned-why-people-go-mad-for-dermot-bannon-and-his-magical-notebook-a-newcomers-guide-to-room-to-improve-36718736.html
I have never watched Room to Improve before. I understand if you need a moment to process this information.TV NewsSun, 18 Mar 2018 23:15:56 +0000Chris Wasser Ant McPartlin ‘arrested on suspicion of drink-driving’36718623https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/ant-mcpartlin-arrested-on-suspicion-of-drinkdriving-36718623.html
Ant McPartlin has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving, according to reports.EntertainmentSun, 18 Mar 2018 22:55:15 +0000By Julia Hunt, Press Association Entertainment CorrespondentLord Sugar: I would pay £50,000 to see Piers Morgan on Strictly36718438https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/lord-sugar-i-would-pay-50000-to-see-piers-morgan-on-strictly-36718438.html
Lord Sugar has offered to pay £50,000 if Piers Morgan signs up for Strictly Come Dancing and makes it past the first five weeks.TV NewsSun, 18 Mar 2018 22:09:07 +0000By Julia Hunt, Press Association Entertainment Correspondent'I was terrified' - Irish woman's hilarious reaction to slingshot ride goes viral36718350https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/banter/trending/i-was-terrified-irish-womans-hilarious-reaction-to-slingshot-ride-goes-viral-36718350.html
A Cork woman's hilarious reaction to a slingshot ride has gone viral. TrendingSun, 18 Mar 2018 21:58:52 +0000Independent.ie NewsdeskDTWS semi-final...Green tuxedos, Erin McGregor's exit, and a wonderful Dolores O'Riordan tribute 36718213https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/dtws-semifinalgreen-tuxedos-erin-mcgregors-exit-and-a-wonderful-dolores-oriordan-tribute-36718213.html
We’re almost there. It was semi-final week on Dancing with the Stars tonight. Begorrah and bejaysus, there were tears.TV NewsSun, 18 Mar 2018 21:22:09 +0000Chris Wasser Rochelle Humes organises birthday surprise for husband Marvin36718205https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/rochelle-humes-organises-birthday-surprise-for-husband-marvin-36718205.html
Rochelle Humes surprised husband Marvin on his 33rd birthday by decorating his radio studio with photos of him as a child.EntertainmentSun, 18 Mar 2018 21:16:10 +0000By Julia Hunt, Press Association Entertainment CorrespondentEnd of the road for Erin McGregor as she gets the boot in DWTS semi-final 36718114https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/end-of-the-road-for-erin-mcgregor-as-she-gets-the-boot-in-dwts-semifinal-36718114.html
She survived the bottom two three times in a row before the semi-final, but it was the end of the road for Erin McGregor on tonight’s Dancing With The Stars as she was given the boot.TV NewsSun, 18 Mar 2018 20:39:01 +0000Sean O GradyVictoria Beckham tries boxing during Sport Relief trip to Kenya36718047https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/victoria-beckham-tries-boxing-during-sport-relief-trip-to-kenya-36718047.html
Victoria Beckham showed off her boxing skills during a Sport Relief visit to Kenya and joked that her tight jeans were the reason she was not any good at it.EntertainmentSun, 18 Mar 2018 19:46:37 +0000By Julia Hunt, Press Association Entertainment CorrespondentDaisy Ridley glamorous in tuxedo at Empire Awards36717997https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/daisy-ridley-glamorous-in-tuxedo-at-empire-awards-36717997.html
Daisy Ridley turned heads at the Rakuten TV Empire Awards, stepping out in a stylish tuxedo instead of the usual red carpet dress.EntertainmentSun, 18 Mar 2018 18:59:47 +0000By Julia Hunt, Press Association Entertainment CorrespondentStar Wars: The Last Jedi triumphs at film awards36718377https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/star-wars-the-last-jedi-triumphs-at-film-awards-36718377.html
Star Wars: The Last Jedi was the big winner at the Rakuten TV Empire Awards, scooping the coveted best film prize.EntertainmentSun, 18 Mar 2018 18:18:22 +0000By Julia Hunt, Press Association Entertainment CorrespondentFlight Of The Conchords postpone shows after Bret McKenzie injured36717814https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/flight-of-the-conchords-postpone-shows-after-bret-mckenzie-injured-36717814.html
Flight Of The Conchords have postponed their upcoming UK shows after Bret McKenzie injured his hand.EntertainmentSun, 18 Mar 2018 17:00:44 +0000By Julia Hunt, Press Association Entertainment CorrespondentSaturday Night Live's St Patrick's Day special isn't just offensive, it's plain unfunny36717648https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/saturday-night-lives-st-patricks-day-special-isnt-just-offensive-its-plain-unfunny-36717648.html
Just when we'd forgiven Saturday Night Live for Aer Lingus-gate, they go an release their St Patrick's Day special.TV NewsSun, 18 Mar 2018 16:33:43 +0000Caitlin McBrideEddie Redmayne and wife Hannah welcome second child36717773https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/eddie-redmayne-and-wife-hannah-welcome-second-child-36717773.html
Eddie Redmayne and his wife Hannah Bagshawe have welcomed a baby boy.EntertainmentSun, 18 Mar 2018 16:15:19 +0000By Julia Hunt, Press Association Entertainment CorrespondentDavina McCall ‘brutally honest’ with her children about drug addiction36717761https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/davina-mccall-brutally-honest-with-her-children-about-drug-addiction-36717761.html
Davina McCall has said she was “brutally honest” with her children about her previous struggles with drug addiction because she feared they may find out from the internet.EntertainmentSun, 18 Mar 2018 16:09:54 +0000By Julia Hunt, Press Association Entertainment CorrespondentPrince Harry and Meghan Markle cuddle together in bed in new Lifetime movie trailer36717421https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-cuddle-together-in-bed-in-new-lifetime-movie-trailer-36717421.html
Lifetime aren't pulling any punches with their promotion for the upcoming production on Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's love story.TV NewsSun, 18 Mar 2018 14:08:01 +0000Vogue Williams and Spencer Matthews reveal baby news36717579https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/vogue-williams-and-spencer-matthews-reveal-baby-news-36717579.html
Model Vogue Williams and Made In Chelsea star Spencer Matthews are expecting their first child.EntertainmentSun, 18 Mar 2018 13:55:41 +0000By Sherna Noah, Press Association Senior Entertainment CorrespondentJodie Whittaker: Doctor Who wasn’t family viewing in our house36717465https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/jodie-whittaker-doctor-who-wasnt-family-viewing-in-our-house-36717465.html
Jodie Whittaker has admitted that she did not watch Doctor Who while growing up.EntertainmentSun, 18 Mar 2018 13:13:27 +0000By Sherna Noah, Press Association Senior Entertainment CorrespondentMartina Navratilova hits out at the BBC over pay36718938https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/martina-navratilova-hits-out-at-the-bbc-over-pay-36718938.html
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova has hit out at the BBC after discovering that fellow Wimbledon pundit John McEnroe is paid at least 10 times more than her.EntertainmentSun, 18 Mar 2018 12:00:51 +0000By Sherna Noah, Press Association Senior Entertainment CorrespondentAston Merrygold forms dance troupe with Strictly’s Harry Judd and Louis Smith36718891https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/aston-merrygold-forms-dance-troupe-with-strictlys-harry-judd-and-louis-smith-36718891.html
Former JLS star Aston Merrygold has teamed up with Strictly Come Dancing champions Harry Judd and Louis Smith to form a new dance boy band.EntertainmentSun, 18 Mar 2018 02:45:55 +0000By Joe Nerssessian, Press AssociationMy cultural life: Mia Gallagher36713224https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/my-cultural-life-mia-gallagher-36713224.html
Author Mia Gallagher lives in Inchicore near the Black Horse Luas stop with her husband, visual artist Sean Molloy. She is a box-set addict and a lover of excellent fiction. EntertainmentMon, 19 Mar 2018 02:30:00 +0000Pen-pal fans of a brutal sadist36713249https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/books/book-reviews/penpal-fans-of-a-brutal-sadist-36713249.html
Anyone ever tempted to develop a pen-pal relationship with a prisoner incarcerated for a sadistic crime might think twice after reading the new psychological thriller from multi award-winning UK author Sarah Hilary.Book ReviewsMon, 19 Mar 2018 02:30:00 +0000Breda BrownHow the joys of reading set one anorexic free36713199https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/books/book-reviews/how-the-joys-of-reading-set-one-anorexic-free-36713199.html
Alain de Botton's 1997 How Proust Can Change Your Life has inspired many copycat crimes, but Laura Freeman's The Reading Cure shines like a beacon among all the ragbags of literary anthology-plus-commentary that are published with an eye to the self-help market. Book ReviewsMon, 19 Mar 2018 02:30:00 +0000Jake KerridgereCity's Grand Canal hides chilling secrets in this sly and addictive read36713200https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/books/book-reviews/citys-grand-canal-hides-chilling-secrets-in-this-sly-and-addictive-read-36713200.html
Catherine Ryan Howard's debut novel Distress Signals went in to the top 10 in the bestseller charts and was shortlisted for the 2016 Irish Book Awards Crime Novel of the Year and the 2017 CWA John Creasy New Blood Award.Book ReviewsMon, 19 Mar 2018 02:30:00 +0000Margaret Maddencryptic crossword no 1,13936716590https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/cryptic-crossword-no-1139-36716590.html
AcrossEntertainmentSun, 18 Mar 2018 02:30:00 +0000DeKnight's tale in a monster world36713262https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/movie-news/deknights-tale-in-a-monster-world-36713262.html
'I love all movies, it doesn't matter what the genre is as long as it's a great story and great characters," Steven S DeKnight, tells me when we meet in London to discuss his directorial debut Pacific Rim Uprising which stars John Boyega. Movie NewsMon, 19 Mar 2018 02:30:00 +0000Anne Marie ScanlonCinema: Tomb Raider - fun in spots, but a mess36713251https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/movie-reviews/cinema-tomb-raider-fun-in-spots-but-a-mess-36713251.html
A law of fiction writing is that characters must act consistently within the rules of their world. Don't have a vegetarian volunteer to work in an abattoir, that sort of thing. Movie ReviewsMon, 19 Mar 2018 02:30:00 +0000What Lies Beneath: Cottage, Achill Island by Alexander Williams36713242https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/what-lies-beneath-cottage-achill-island-by-alexander-williams-36713242.html
In Padraic Colum's An Old Woman of the Roads the longing for a little house, "a house of my own,/ Out of the wind's and the rain's way" is a feeling still intensely felt by 20- and 30-somethings in 21st Century Ireland. EntertainmentMon, 19 Mar 2018 02:30:00 +0000Niall MacMonagleSordid tale of sex, powder and Polaroids36713258https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/theatre-arts/sordid-tale-of-sex-powder-and-polaroids-36713258.html
Given the innate conservatism, to put it at its mildest, of Irish opera audiences, it was either mischievous, brave, or deliberately defiant for the newly-formed Irish National Opera to choose as their first production Thomas Ades's notorious 1995 opera Powder Her Face.Theatre & ArtsMon, 19 Mar 2018 02:30:00 +0000Have a heart and support the homeless36713274https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/have-a-heart-and-support-the-homeless-36713274.html
Unless you have a cruel and callous nature - and are stewing in your own hatred of yourself and the world - you, like most of us, will find it difficult to ignore the people trapped in poverty and homelessness in this modern country of ours. Not least when, according to Focus's figures, there are over 9,000 people now homeless in Ireland, over 3,000 of these being children. A child became homeless almost every 3.5 hours in January in Ireland.MusicMon, 19 Mar 2018 02:30:00 +0000Barry EganTelevision review: O'Connor cutting to the quick36713255https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/television-review-oconnor-cutting-to-the-quick-36713255.html
It was Henry David Thoreau who wrote that "the mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation" - and Thoreau lived during the first half of the 19th century, a time of fewer distractions when the mass of men probably had less to be quietly desperate about than they do today.TelevisionMon, 19 Mar 2018 02:30:00 +0000Declan LynchThe loves of my life: Al Maser36699774https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/theatre-arts/the-loves-of-my-life-al-maser-36699774.html
The street artist talks to Chloe Brennan about his favourite people, places and things.Theatre & ArtsMon, 19 Mar 2018 02:30:00 +0000Obituary: Liam O'Flynn36716633https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/obituary-liam-oflynn-36716633.html
Last week we sadly lost Liam O'Flynn, master uilleann piper and whistle player, who passed away on Wednesday. He was one of a golden generation who were at the centre of many good things that happened in traditional and folk music in Ireland over nearly 50 years from the early 1970s to today. He was such a comforting and continuing presence in Irish music that you might expect him to be there always but it was not to be - and although he had been ill for some time, it is still a shock and sadness that he is gone at the young enough age nowadays of 72. MusicSun, 18 Mar 2018 02:30:00 +0000Obituary: Jim Bowen36716681https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/obituary-jim-bowen-36716681.html
Jim Bowen, who has died aged 80, became an unlikely television star in the 1980s when he hosted ITV's prime time dart-throwing game Bullseye, a show that by any conventional lights should have died a mercifully early death. TelevisionSun, 18 Mar 2018 02:30:00 +0000Anna owes her existence to love in a time of war36713197https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/anna-owes-her-existence-to-love-in-a-time-of-war-36713197.html
When English opera star Anna Patalong takes to the National Concert Hall stage this summer, her performance will represent not only a musical highlight of the season - her voice lifts the spirits and beautifully inhabits every role - but also, for the singer herself, a type of homecoming.EntertainmentMon, 19 Mar 2018 02:30:00 +0000Donal Lynch'I was a kid, I'd be in bed when it was all happening' - Singer Linda Nolan on her alcoholic father36713240https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/i-was-a-kid-id-be-in-bed-when-it-was-all-happening-singer-linda-nolan-on-her-alcoholic-father-36713240.html
For an autobiographer, you could never accuse Linda Nolan of being short on material. Starting from her earliest days, born into a working class family in inner city Dublin, hers has been a life crammed full. EntertainmentMon, 19 Mar 2018 02:30:00 +0000'He is such a wonderful person and is incredible with me and Lila' - Camille O'Sullivan on GOT star Aidan Gillen36713219https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/he-is-such-a-wonderful-person-and-is-incredible-with-me-and-lila-camille-osullivan-on-got-star-aidan-gillen-36713219.html
Inside the front door of Camille O'Sullivan's house, there are two pairs of boots neatly lined up at the wall. One adult-sized, one to fit a little girl; both sequinned and sparkly.EntertainmentMon, 19 Mar 2018 02:30:00 +0000Comment: Why sexism is all part of the curious appeal of 'Dancing With The Stars'36716615https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/comment-why-sexism-is-all-part-of-the-curious-appeal-of-dancing-with-the-stars-36716615.html
It was as though, for a brief moment, RTE had forgotten its lines. When a big organisation like this is accused of sexism - as so many (including the national broadcaster itself) have in the past six months - the acceptable response has been to don the proverbial sackcloth and ashes, institute an internal inquiry, and publicly promise to do better. TelevisionSun, 18 Mar 2018 18:00:00 +0000Donal Lynch The Voice contestant splits viewers with modern take on Dolly Parton’s Jolene36716427https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/the-voice-contestant-splits-viewers-with-modern-take-on-dolly-partons-jolene-36716427.html
The Voice hopeful Tai Bantick has split viewers as she qualified for the live semi-finals.EntertainmentSat, 17 Mar 2018 22:39:34 +0000By Press Association ReporterElizabeth Hurley vows to help make streets safer after nephew stabbed36716369https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/elizabeth-hurley-vows-to-help-make-streets-safer-after-nephew-stabbed-36716369.html
Elizabeth Hurley has vowed to campaign to make the UK’s streets safer as she offered an update on the condition of her nephew who was stabbed last week.EntertainmentSat, 17 Mar 2018 22:21:59 +0000By Joe Nerssessian, Press AssociationWeinstein accuser Asia Argento ‘disgusted’ by Terry Gilliam’s MeToo comments36716202https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-news/weinstein-accuser-asia-argento-disgusted-by-terry-gilliams-metoo-comments-36716202.html
Actress Asia Argento has slammed Monty Python star Terry Gilliam after he compared the MeToo movement to “mob rule”.Celebrity NewsSat, 17 Mar 2018 21:46:35 +0000By Joe Nerssessian, Press AssociationThe Script celebrate St Patrick’s Day with huge round of drinks for fans36716145https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-news/the-script-celebrate-st-patricks-day-with-huge-round-of-drinks-for-fans-36716145.html
Irish rockers The Script went the extra mile on St Patrick’s Day as they bought a round of drinks for the entire crowd at their concert.Celebrity NewsSat, 17 Mar 2018 21:25:23 +0000By Joe Nerssessian, Press AssociationCouple get engaged during Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway36716050https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/couple-get-engaged-during-ant-and-decs-saturday-night-takeaway-36716050.html
Proposing can be one of the most nerve-racking experiences of any relationship, yet one bold individual opted to pop the question live on TV.EntertainmentSat, 17 Mar 2018 20:34:14 +0000By Press Association ReporterBarbara Streisand says she has never suffered sexual harassment36715970https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/barbara-streisand-says-she-has-never-suffered-sexual-harassment-36715970.html
Barbra Streisand has claimed she has never suffered sexual harassment as she spoke out on the MeToo movement.MusicSat, 17 Mar 2018 19:45:39 +0000By Joe Nerssessian, Press AssociationManchester still in shock over arena attack, says Courteeners’ Liam Fray36715686https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/manchester-still-in-shock-over-arena-attack-says-courteeners-liam-fray-36715686.html
The Courteeners’ frontman Liam Fray has said Manchester remains in shock almost 10 months after the arena bombing.EntertainmentSat, 17 Mar 2018 17:50:19 +0000By Joe Nerssessian, Press AssociationKim Kardashian West shares filter-free baby snap36715437https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-news/kim-kardashian-west-shares-filterfree-baby-snap-36715437.html
Kim Kardashian West has shared a new snap of daughter Chicago – this time without a filter.Celebrity NewsSat, 17 Mar 2018 16:14:24 +0000By Sherna Noah, Press Association Senior Entertainment CorrespondentHollywood stars hit out at Terry Gilliam over controversial MeToo comments36715382https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-news/hollywood-stars-hit-out-at-terry-gilliam-over-controversial-metoo-comments-36715382.html
Director Terry Gilliam is facing a wave of criticism after he compared the MeToo movement to “mob rule”.Celebrity NewsSat, 17 Mar 2018 15:49:51 +0000By Joe Nerssessian, Press AssociationMatt Damon denies Trump-motivated move to Australia36715298https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-news/matt-damon-denies-trumpmotivated-move-to-australia-36715298.html
A publicist for Matt Damon is batting away reports that the actor is moving to Australia because of anger towards US President Donald Trump.Celebrity NewsSat, 17 Mar 2018 15:21:42 +0000By Associated Press ReporterThis is why Monica's apartment was painted purple in Friends 36715239https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/this-is-why-monicas-apartment-was-painted-purple-in-friends-36715239.html
Everything happens for a reason - even the design of a television apartment.TV NewsSat, 17 Mar 2018 15:02:01 +0000Independent.ie Newsdesk Jessie Wallace admits nerves filming first scenes back in EastEnders36715103https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/jessie-wallace-admits-nerves-filming-first-scenes-back-in-eastenders-36715103.html
EastEnders star Jessie Wallace has admitted she was nervous filming her first scenes back on the soap.EntertainmentSat, 17 Mar 2018 14:28:41 +0000By Sherna Noah, Press Association Senior Entertainment CorrespondentCharlize Theron calls idea of arming US teachers ‘outrageous’36714714https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-news/charlize-theron-calls-idea-of-arming-us-teachers-outrageous-36714714.html
Actress Charlize Theron says the idea of arming teachers after recent US school shootings or “adding more guns” to the situation is “so outrageous”.Celebrity NewsSat, 17 Mar 2018 12:29:49 +0000By Associated Press ReportersWATCH: St Patrick's Day from Temple Bar in the heart of Ireland’s capital36714703https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/banter/trending/watch-st-patricks-day-from-temple-bar-in-the-heart-of-irelands-capital-36714703.html
Irish dance group Fusion Fighters are set to entertain the crowds in Temple Bar during St Patrick's Day celebrations for the second year in a row. TrendingSat, 17 Mar 2018 12:25:54 +0000Independent.ie NewsdeskEastEnders’ Lee Ryan will be departing Walford36714705https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/eastenders-lee-ryan-will-be-departing-walford-36714705.html
EastEnders’ Lee Ryan will be leaving Albert Square, it has been announced.EntertainmentSat, 17 Mar 2018 12:22:57 +0000By Sherna Noah, Press Association Senior Entertainment CorrespondentThe Grand Slam countdown is on - and this pre-match clip is bound to give you the chills 36714674https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/the-grand-slam-countdown-is-on-and-this-prematch-clip-is-bound-to-give-you-the-chills-36714674.html
Ireland are set to fight for a Grand Slam title today - for just the sixth time in the tournament's 137-year history. TV NewsSat, 17 Mar 2018 12:08:30 +0000Independent.ie NewsdeskAngelina Jolie: Having a mind on fire is sexy36714644https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-news/angelina-jolie-having-a-mind-on-fire-is-sexy-36714644.html
Angelina Jolie says she finds “intellect” most attractive and that having “a mind on fire” is “sexy”.Celebrity NewsSat, 17 Mar 2018 11:34:21 +0000By Sherna Noah, Press Association Senior Entertainment CorrespondentFiona Phillips: I was paid less than Eamonn Holmes on GMTV36714591https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/fiona-phillips-i-was-paid-less-than-eamonn-holmes-on-gmtv-36714591.html
Fiona Phillips has said she was paid less than her GMTV co-host Eamonn Holmes – despite being dubbed the “queen of breakfast TV”.EntertainmentSat, 17 Mar 2018 10:45:17 +0000By Sherna Noah, Press Association Senior Entertainment CorrespondentThis Late Late Show audience member's face while watching Mark Hamill is just heartwarming36714493https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/banter/trending/this-late-late-show-audience-members-face-while-watching-mark-hamill-is-just-heartwarming-36714493.html
More often than not, a glimpse of the audience on The Late Late Show can be just as entertaining as the stars sitting on the couch.TrendingSat, 17 Mar 2018 10:25:12 +0000Caitlin McBrideZayn Malik debuts giant tattoo on the back of his neck36714461https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/zayn-malik-debuts-giant-tattoo-on-the-back-of-his-neck-36714461.html
Zayn Malik has unveiled a new, giant tattoo following his split from Gigi Hadid.EntertainmentSat, 17 Mar 2018 10:04:10 +0000By Sherna Noah, Press Association Senior Entertainment CorrespondentKylie Minogue returning to The Voice as knockouts begin36714272https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/kylie-minogue-returning-to-the-voice-as-knockouts-begin-36714272.html
Kylie Minogue will return to The Voice on Saturday night as the knockout rounds begin.EntertainmentSat, 17 Mar 2018 02:45:20 +0000By Joe Nerssessian, Press AssociationRoddy Doyle's Charlie Savage: Silence is golden… but laughter is better36704086https://www.independent.ie/opinion/roddy-doyles-charlie-savage-silence-is-golden-but-laughter-is-better-36704086.html
We had them all in the house last Sunday - the whole family, all the kids, wives, partners, grandkids and a few other strays. One minute, it was just me and the wife in the kitchen. The next, it was me, the wife and more than 20 others.OpinionSun, 18 Mar 2018 02:30:00 +0000Charlie Savage'We both have ridiculous names': The unlikely collaboration between Shaggy and Sting36709942https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/music-news/we-both-have-ridiculous-names-the-unlikely-collaboration-between-shaggy-and-sting-36709942.html
'Everyone was surprised by the collaboration when they first heard about it. People were floored. They're like 'huh?'" says Shaggy, contorting his face for effect. "Because it's a very unlikely coupling on paper. The two of us have such distinctly different kind of voices that you wouldn't think they would blend."Music NewsSun, 18 Mar 2018 02:30:00 +0000'I worry the industry's become a bit of a production line here' - film-maker Alan Gilsenan36709956https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/i-worry-the-industrys-become-a-bit-of-a-production-line-here-filmmaker-alan-gilsenan-36709956.html
For three decades, Alan Gilsenan has been a key figure in Irish cinema. When he started out in the late 1980s, the idea of a national film industry was notional at best, and getting a movie made was well almost impossible. But that didn't stop him making a name for himself in his mid-20s, first with a Becket adaptation, Eh Joe, then with a series of challenging and controversial documentaries. EntertainmentSun, 18 Mar 2018 02:30:00 +0000Paul Whitington'We've never been in fashion and that's okay'36709941https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/weve-never-been-in-fashion-and-thats-okay-36709941.html
Steve and Joe Wall have a very specific idea in mind when it comes to a location for the photoshoot for this article. They plump for Some Neck Guitars in Dublin's south inner city - and not just because they like the staff there.MusicSun, 18 Mar 2018 02:30:00 +0000Ireland's classical links - from Handel to Bax36709969https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/irelands-classical-links-from-handel-to-bax-36709969.html
Classical music's connections with Ireland run deep. There is a distinctive green thread that can be traced across the centuries. Dublin was very much on the map when the form was flourishing.MusicSun, 18 Mar 2018 02:30:00 +0000George HamiltonA week of intriguing offerings, though none of them on RTÉ36709972https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-reviews/a-week-of-intriguing-offerings-though-none-of-them-on-rt-36709972.html
It was a week of intriguing factual programmes, though not on RTÉ, which seemed to have gone on an unscheduled midterm break - not that almost every week doesn't constitute a midterm break for our national broadcaster. TV ReviewsSun, 18 Mar 2018 02:30:00 +0000John BolandRadio: If your genes are partly Irish, come into the parlour36709970https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/radio/radio-if-your-genes-are-partly-irish-come-into-the-parlour-36709970.html
It's St Patrick's Day, when people all over the world claim to have some Irish heritage. But can we know our genetic history for a fact?RadioSun, 18 Mar 2018 02:30:00 +0000Darragh McManus A fallen hero of nationalist Ireland36709958https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/books/a-fallen-hero-of-nationalist-ireland-36709958.html
A new book of John Redmond's letters offers an insight into the man who came within striking distance of heading an Irish government.BooksSun, 18 Mar 2018 02:30:00 +0000Kim BielenbergA journey to the brink of an emotional abyss36709961https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/books/book-reviews/a-journey-to-the-brink-of-an-emotional-abyss-36709961.html
Donal Ryan's bewitching fourth novel takes the reader from Syria to small-town Ireland as it follows the stories of three very different men who are each stalked by their past.Book ReviewsSun, 18 Mar 2018 02:30:00 +0000Hilary A WhiteTrue story of two sisters who became jihadi brides36710019https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/books/book-reviews/true-story-of-two-sisters-who-became-jihadi-brides-36710019.html
In October 2103, Norwegian-Somali teenagers Ayan and Leila Juma left their home near Oslo to travel to Syria. They wanted, they later told their parents in an email, to "help down there" as best they could. The sisters' departure and the subsequent revelations about the extent of their radicalisation shocked their mother and father, who had come to Norway from Somalia 13 years before to make a better life.Book ReviewsSun, 18 Mar 2018 02:30:00 +0000Joanne HaydenWrite side... with crime novelist Steve Cavanagh36710016https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/books/write-side-with-crime-novelist-steve-cavanagh-36710016.html
Crime novelist Steve Cavanagh on reading 'Silence of the Lambs' at the age of 12 - and becoming an accidental lawyerBooksSun, 18 Mar 2018 02:30:00 +0000Kim BielenbergAn engrossing family saga not to be rattled through36709963https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/books/book-reviews/an-engrossing-family-saga-not-to-be-rattled-through-36709963.html
With its large cast of characters and charting of intergenerational trials and tribulations, the revelation of tragedies hidden in a family's past, and estrangements between kin, Philip Hensher's majestic 10th novel, The Friendly Ones, is reminiscent of an engrossing yet challenging Victorian classic.Book ReviewsSun, 18 Mar 2018 02:30:00 +0000Lucy Scholes'Reimagining' of Cork woman's wartime love affair36709967https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/books/book-reviews/reimagining-of-cork-womans-wartime-love-affair-36709967.html
He was a great general destined to become president of the US. She was a young Cork woman assigned as his chauffeur during the darkest days of World War II. Ike and Kay is author James MacManus's 'reimagining' of the love affair between Dwight D Eisenhower and Kay Summersby that began in London in 1942 and took her through the war zones of Europe and Africa and eventually to a new life in the States.Book ReviewsSun, 18 Mar 2018 02:30:00 +0000Damian CorlessThe affairs of divorcee who seduced a king36709965https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/books/book-reviews/the-affairs-of-divorcee-who-seduced-a-king-36709965.html
Andrew Morton's clumsy story of Wallis Simpson reveals the real love of her life - and it wasn't King Edward VIII, writes Lewis Jones.Book ReviewsSun, 18 Mar 2018 02:30:00 +0000Losing weight and saving face 36710012https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/losing-weight-and-saving-face-36710012.html
You cut out the complex carbs. You exercised three times a week. You even took the time to weigh 30g of nuts for your mid-morning snack. But now, months after embarking on the latest fad diet, you've noticed that the weight you lost is slowly, but surely, creeping back on. EntertainmentSun, 18 Mar 2018 02:30:00 +0000Katie ByrneMoss review: Enthralled by big little adventure36710021https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/games/reviews/moss-review-enthralled-by-big-little-adventure-36710021.html
PlayStation has given birth to many icons, from Crash Bandicoot to Nathan Drake to Kratos, God of War. Moss deserves instant promotion to these hallowed ranks, purely on the basis of this short VR adventure.ReviewsSun, 18 Mar 2018 02:30:00 +0000Ronan Price‘Condragulations’: RuPaul’s Hollywood star celebrated36713853https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-news/condragulations-rupauls-hollywood-star-celebrated-36713853.html
RuPaul has been celebrated for getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Friday.Celebrity NewsFri, 16 Mar 2018 22:51:12 +0000By Press Association ReporterOscars organisers investigating president over ‘sexual harassment’36713805https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-news/oscars-organisers-investigating-president-over-sexual-harassment-36713805.html
The Oscars organisers are investigating its president over reports of sexual harassment.Celebrity NewsFri, 16 Mar 2018 22:39:24 +0000By Sam Blewett, Los Angeles Correspondent, and Joe Nerssessian, Press AssociationCoronation Street praised for ‘careful approach’ to David Platt rape storyline36713582https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/coronation-street-praised-for-careful-approach-to-david-platt-rape-storyline-36713582.html
Coronation Street has been praised by fans after airing a male rape storyline.EntertainmentFri, 16 Mar 2018 21:28:59 +0000By Joe Nerssessian, Press AssociationOscars president John Bailey ‘facing sexual harassment investigation’36713553https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-news/oscars-president-john-bailey-facing-sexual-harassment-investigation-36713553.html
The president of the Oscars Academy is being investigated for sexual harassment, according to reports.Celebrity NewsFri, 16 Mar 2018 21:13:36 +0000By Joe Nerssessian, Press AssociationRuPaul honoured as first drag queen to get star on Hollywood Walk of Fame36713526https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-news/rupaul-honoured-as-first-drag-queen-to-get-star-on-hollywood-walk-of-fame-36713526.html
RuPaul has been hailed as the first drag queen to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.Celebrity NewsFri, 16 Mar 2018 20:56:46 +0000By Sam Blewett, Press Association Los Angeles CorrespondentReturn of the Mo: EastEnders fans celebrate first stage of Slater family reunion36713512https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/return-of-the-mo-eastenders-fans-celebrate-first-stage-of-slater-family-reunion-36713512.html
EastEnders stalwart Mo Harris made a dramatic return to Walford on Friday night to the delight of viewers.EntertainmentFri, 16 Mar 2018 20:54:24 +0000By Press Association ReporterAngela Scanlon and Dara O Briain's Robot Wars reboot axed by BBC 36713495https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/angela-scanlon-and-dara-o-briains-robot-wars-reboot-axed-by-bbc-36713495.html
Robot Wars has been axed by the BBC for a second time.TV NewsFri, 16 Mar 2018 20:48:37 +0000Joe Nerssessian, Press AssociationWill.i.am: It hurts my heart when young people say they want to be a star36713386https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/william-it-hurts-my-heart-when-young-people-say-they-want-to-be-a-star-36713386.html
Will.i.am has said young people “hurt my heart” when they tell him they want to be a star.EntertainmentFri, 16 Mar 2018 20:08:08 +0000By Joe Nerssessian, Press AssociationTriumphant Greg James finally completes mountain and cycle challenge36713325https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/triumphant-greg-james-finally-completes-mountain-and-cycle-challenge-36713325.html
Radio 1 DJ Greg James has completed his bike and mountain Sport Relief challenge – two weeks after he had to abandon it due to dangerous weather.EntertainmentFri, 16 Mar 2018 19:36:53 +0000By Joe Nerssessian, Press Association